Verizon Fios packages offer customers who were formerly locked into their cable television company an additional choice. Why are the packages being offered by Verizon so popular? What should you look for when comparing a Verizon package against your local cable company, or even satellite?
One of the first things to do is evaluate your current situation, and what communication services you really want. Many today are abandoning their home phone line in favor of just cell phone service. Others are looking at their cable TV lineup and determining that they don’t really watch all of the channels they are paying for. Evaluating what you pay and what you get from your current satellite, cable and telephone company should be your first step.
Next, evaluate the Verizon Fios packages available to you and compare pricing with your current cable TV package. Verizon changed up their packages and pricing for 2010, but overall they are still competitive with their offers. Remember that some packages involve a contract, so if you are moving anytime soon you may want to verify that Fios TV is available in the location you are moving to so that you won’t be on the hook for extra termination fees.
Now if you are looking for more than just a Fios TV package, bundling multiple services can save you some money and make it more convenient if billing or service issues come up. Its nice to be able to deal with one company whether it is an issue with your phone, internet, or cable TV service. Verizon Fios has also rated highly in customer service surveys from JD Power, even though the service has only been around for a few years. No doubt competitors to Fios like Comcast and Time Warner will have to bring up their service levels if they want to continue to keep their subscribers. Satellite TV companies DISH Network and DIRECTV have also been targeted by Verizon in an effort to build their customer base.
If you are looking for current pricing on Verizon TV packages, here is a brief rundown. The Fios TV packages for 2010 fall under three different names. The Fios TV Prime HD package includes 220 channels for $64.99 a month. The Fios TV Extreme HD package offers 320 channels for $74.99 a month. Finally, the Fios TV Ultimate HD package includes over 385 channels for $89.99 a month. Interestingly, all of the package now include HD in the title, and of course have high definition channels in their respective lineups. No doubt the hi def customer is demanding this content for their new HDTV systems.
Now the TV portion of these offers is just the beginning. There are several bundle options that can round out your home communications package. The Double Play and the Triple Play offers from the telecom provider give you additional entertainment choices, and as mentioned earlier all through one provider. Some comparison shopping between the Verizon Fios packages and cable can help you make the right choice.
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1. What additional charges, (installation, remotes,,,etc, will be applied to the $64.99 Prime HD bill?
2. What channels will I get? (Zip code 08879)
3. Can I pay monthly with a money order?
4. What days do you install?
Thank you.